Law and HumanBehavior, Vol. 26, No. 2, April 2002 (C ∞ 2002) Rethinking the Probative Value of Evidence: Base Rates, Intuitive Profiling, and the" Post diction"of Behavior Deborah Davis 1,2 and William C. Follette 1 It is argued that American courts maybe routinely admitting evidence with ...
I) Relevancy, Probative Value, and The Rule 403 Dangers a) Relevancy - Basic Concept i) Only relevant evidence helps the jury reach rational outcomes ii) Rule 401 (Two Issues the judge must consider) (1) Is the item offered to prove a fact that is "of consequence" to the case?
1 PROBATIVE BUT STILL PREJUDICIAL? RETHINKING EXCLUSION OF PROPENSITY EVIDENCE IN SEXUAL OFFENCE CASES David Hamer * Jury Research and Practice Conference, 11 December 2002 The simultaneous rise and fall of the exclusionary rule The rule excluding propensity evidence was described in a 1935 ...
Hearsay confessions: probative value and prejudicial effect Don Mathias Barrister, Auckland Hearsay confessions In order to raise a reasonable doubt about the accused’s guilt, the defence may seek to
Evidence Outline—Goldwasser . RELEVANCY & PROBATIVE VALUE . FRE 401 Relevant evidence is any evidence having any tendency to make the existence of any fact that
Eyewitness Evidence Improving Its Probative Value GaryL. Wells, 1 Amina Memon, 2 and Steven D. Penrod 3 1 Iowa StateUniversity;2 University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland; and 3 John Jay College of Criminal Justice SUMMARY— The criminal justice system relies heavily on eyewitnesses to ...
The Probative Value of Audit Evidence - The State of the Art and Avenues Towards a General Theory
After the Analysis: Establishing the Probative Value of Trace Evidence Peter D. Barnett, Criminalist Forensic Science Associates Richmond CA Abstract A variety of analytical tools are available to the trace evidence examiner: Elemental analysis of minute samples of material, chemical ...
The first numerical probability that was offered in the O. J. Simpson case came from the defendant himself when he pleaded "Absolutely, 100% not guilty."
THE RELEVANCE RATIO: EVALUATING THE PROBATIVE VALUE OF EXPERT TESTIMONY IN CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE CASES Thomas D. Lyont &Jonathanj. Koehlertt I INTRODUCTION It is hard to overstate the importance of expert testimony in American courtrooms.